The Rigged-Up Net

Soothe a burn, cure a toothache, clear a stuffed nose… 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body

Wow… BRRR… its 24 degrees right now… and icey all over the city in Austin. According to the TV News, there were 56 car accidents reported between 6pm-8pm tonight… and another 24 were reported between 8pm-10pm. Yikes!

I dunno if this makes me special or not – but I got a call from the Neilson ratings people today and now i’m one of the households they call for surveys… they’ll even send me amazon gift certificates for my time. Cool! 🙂

GraffitiWriter is a tele-operated field programable robot which employs a custom built array of spray cans to write linear text messages on the ground at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour. The printing process is similar to that of a dot matrix printer. GraffitiWriter can be deployed in any highly controlled space or public […]

Its amazing how much this actually plays like the real thing: FLASH GAME: Online SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!

Sports betting is illegal throughout most of the United States, common throughout much of Europe, and an everyday part of the gambling industry in Nevada. It’s difficult to figure out how much money is bet on sports in the United States since the majority of it is done illegally, but experts estimate a “handle” of […]

The story of the Linksys Wireless-G Router (model WRT54G) and how you can turn a $60 router into a $600 router is a little bit CSI and a little bit Freaks & Geeks. The Open Source WRT54G Story

We are experiencing a breakneck growth in the interconnection of personal computers, terminals and telephones in the business environment. T1 technology is proving to be a cost-effective means of linking voice and data, both inter-office and intra-office, and serves as an alternative to high speed modems for data transport. There is significant discussion these days […]

We all know that printing at home is a waste of time and money (since the paper and ink costs a fortune, and it takes forever to print one photo)… So here you can compare the prices of photo printing services: http://printrates.com/

Ever feel a slight pain or squeezing in your chest? Ever feel an ache in your arm or jaw that just didn’t seem right? Is it a heart attack? Or, is it simply indigestion? Over 1.1 million of us will suffer a heart attack this year, but many won’t realize it until too late. Symptoms […]

I found these pretty amusing: Perils of URLs I think my favorite is this one: And there is an Italian Power company: http://www.powergenitalia.com

I discovered a way to download Google Video Files. Isn’t really easy, but isn’t hard… Download Google Videos Or you could just use this: fM Google Video Downloader ver1.0 Final

The folks over on the Manufacturers’ Blog (Coolstuffbeingmade.com) have videos of interesting manufacturing Coolstuffbeingmade.com

Bart sent this to me, its actually quite amazing… worth watching: He uses a looping program to perform live, layering everything with his mouth – beats, basslines, scratching, singing, keyboard parts…he’s like Rhazel, but more diverse and can sing too. And his music is actually really good, rather than just relying on a gimmick: http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=832 […]

It was only a matter of time… 🙂 AutoPilot automatically transfers, converts and stores your TiVo shows. You can select shows or series to be transfered automatically, and you can even schedule the program to work in the night while your computer is idle. It also keeps track of what you already downloaded, making it […]

Ever wonder what all those BIOS settings mean? The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide

Check this out!! $47 and 30,000 calories! Ya, that’s with FOUR zeros! I wasn’t joking about the sandwich I made

Carve a Pumpkin! How to Carve a Pumpkin

Ok fine, Alec, its true: Claim: A Houston doctor was decapitated by an elevator. Status: True. Lift and Separate

Check this out: With Millennials/Gen-Y entering the workplace, managers are starting to feel the effects of over-involved Boomer parents. Like, say, after Johnny gets a not-so-glowing performance review, Johnny’s mom calls his boss: “The best way to motivate Johnny is not through negative feedback!” reprimands Mom. That isn’t going to fly in this company, you […]

This is got to be the most simple, yet cool, thing I’ve seen! Airtrax Sidewinder Video You can see more of Airtrax here: http://www.airtrax.com

Fibre to the home is coming! And its already avaible in parts of Dallas: Verizon FiOS TV User Review

My Canon SD300 arrived home safely today after having its flash module replaced… all repair done free of charge – I love Canon. 🙂

YAY! JetBlue is coming to Austin! Between Nov. 8 and April 6, the New York-based carrier will add 52 weekday departures, including high-frequency service between its base at New York John F. Kennedy and Boston Logan. JetBlue also is adding service to Richmond, Va., and Austin. JetBlue to expand routes

So it looks like Treo is blaming a faulty SIM tray for its problems… we’ll see if this helps: Palm offers a Treo 650 SIM tray replacement

Woohoo! Current Repair Status Date:11-02-2005 Status:Completed (Unit will be delivered to you within approximately 4 business days) Shipping / Tracking: Not yet shipped

I ordered mine tonight – should be here by friday [crosses fingers]. 😀 With the OSx86 (OSX Tiger for Intel chipsets) leak, hundreds of people have been attempting to install OSx86 on their home computers. Some are having great luck, while others are finding that their hardware is not compatible, and it just wont install. […]

Is it just me, or is this creepy? This picture released by LifeGem, shows one of their creations: a diamond made from the ashes of cremated remains. LifeGem uses super-hot ovens to transform ashes to graphite and then presses the stone into blue and yellow diamonds that retail for anywhere from 2,700 to 20,000 AFP/LifeGem

Running Ubuntu? You need Easy-Ubuntu… it does everything you’d do by hand anyways after installing it: Easy Ubuntu is an easy way to make Ubuntu usable in few minutes. This is a beginner’s tool using a graphical interface. Easy Ubuntu allows you to: Add extra repositories for installing a lot of additional software. Install multimedia […]

So I dropped my SD300 the other day and the flash died… sent it in for repairs: Canon Factory Service Center1440 Chase Avenue Elk Grove Village , IL 60007 Telephone: 630-250-6500 Fax: 847-439-5628 Track your repair Online: www.usa.canon.com/repair Equipment: POWER SHOT SD300 Repair #: XXYYYYYY Received: October 31, 2005 Repair Cost: 0.00 Status: Received This […]

This is really neat – I’ve always found adjusting the volume in windows to be a pain since you have to click, wait for the volume widget to show up, then adjust… Volumouse allows you to use your scroll-wheel as a volume control – perfect! Volumouse v1.21 – Control the sound volume with a wheel […]

If anyone knows where to buy these, please let me know… these seem really cool: AmacroX Camera Phone Lens Here’s a review of them: The AmacroX Super Wide Camera Phone Lens is a high quality glass lens that needs no tools and no modification to the camera mobile phone that the user wishes to use […]

This is one nutty game of ping-pong: Watch here

If you own a Treo… you need VolumeCare…. it fixes all the volume problems with the earpiece, speakerphone, and headset. It works and its refreshing. It annoys me that Palm simply couldn’t have this built in. Loud & Clear with VolumeCare

D’oh! To our valued Mailblocks Customers, The Mailblocks Team has been busy creating the next generation free email service, called AIM Mail. AIM Mail is a free web-based email service with a sleek interface and a client-like feature set, based on Mailblocks technology that youve grown to love. AIM Mail has the following advanced features: […]

New service by Audible… AudibleAir – audiobooks directly to your Treo… no need to sync with your desktop… sweet! AudibleAir

And to think, I actually visited RLX back when they were only 15 employees or so… its weird to have seen both the beginning and the end. Hewlett-Packard is adding to its server arsenal with the purchase of blade pioneer RLX Technologies. HP to buy blade pioneer RLX

This is a pretty good guide on how to convert a DVD to Divx/Xvid using free tools… Converting a DVD Using Fairuse Wizard LE

Ah – an essential skill everyone should know: How To Shuffle and Cut a Deck of Cards One-Handed

Intresting… Google Made Opera Browser Free